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Often occurs in the [[Cat Fight]] and [[Wimp Fight]]. (Little note - fights in football in Britain are often mere slap fights, and the commentators occasionally describe such a fight as "handbags", a shortened version of Handbags At Dawn.) One reason people should [[Never Mess With Granny]] |
Often occurs in the [[Cat Fight]] and [[Wimp Fight]]. (Little note - fights in football in Britain are often mere slap fights, and the commentators occasionally describe such a fight as "handbags", a shortened version of Handbags At Dawn.) One reason people should [[Never Mess With Granny]] |
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
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* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', Seto Kaiba uses a briefcase when he is attacked by Pegasus' goons. His [[Distressed Damsel|little brother]] ''tries'' to pull off the same moves later on, but fails miserably. |
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'', Seto Kaiba uses a briefcase when he is attacked by Pegasus' goons. His [[Distressed Damsel|little brother]] ''tries'' to pull off the same moves later on, but fails miserably. |
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* In ''[[Madagascar]]'', an old lady attacks Alex with her purse. |
* In ''[[Madagascar]]'', an old lady attacks Alex with her purse. |
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* ''[[The Sting]]'': after Hooker yanks a woman out of a phone booth, the woman hits both Hooker and his partner with her purse. |
* ''[[The Sting]]'': after Hooker yanks a woman out of a phone booth, the woman hits both Hooker and his partner with her purse. |
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* Mrs. Marcus from ''[[ |
* Mrs. Marcus from ''[[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Film)|Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World]]'' will very often hit other people with her purse when she's really angry. The following characters she's hit with her purse are; Melville Crump, J. Russell Finch, Col. Hawthorne, Otto Meyer, and a random pedestrian. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Irma, the dorky friend of April O'Neill, utters the battle cry in the page quote in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987]]'', while facing off against an unstoppable robot. |
* Irma, the dorky friend of April O'Neill, utters the battle cry in the page quote in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987]]'', while facing off against an unstoppable robot. |
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* In the [[Looney Tunes]] short ''Boston Quackie'', Quackie's girlfriend Mary clobbers the man in the green hat with her handbag. Of course, she is carrying an anvil in it... |
* In the [[Looney Tunes]] short ''Boston Quackie'', Quackie's girlfriend Mary clobbers the man in the green hat with her handbag. Of course, she is carrying an anvil in it... |
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* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': In "The Mysterious Mare Do Well", Rainbow Dash gives Granny Smith an unwanted helping hoof and gets bonked with Granny's purse for her troubles. |
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': In "The Mysterious Mare Do Well", Rainbow Dash gives Granny Smith an unwanted helping hoof and gets bonked with Granny's purse for her troubles. |
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* In one episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider Man]]'', an [[Badass Bystander|old lady on the subway]] saves Spider-Man's life by employing this technique ... against ''the Lizard!'' |
* In one episode of ''[[The Spectacular Spider Man]]'', an [[Badass Bystander|old lady on the subway]] saves Spider-Man's life by employing this technique ... against ''the Lizard!'' |
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